Social Enterprise

My Home My Community: Stories of Inclusive, Affordable Housing

Discover three innovative approaches to inclusive, affordable housing models that advance social inclusion for individuals with developmental disabilities.

The Canadian Western Bank Community Comes Together for Clothes Drop

Contributed by Monica Alves, Special Projects Worker “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” — Helen Keller   A BIG thank you to the...

The Summer Interns of posAbilities

As Summer comes to an end, so does our summer internship. Our time at posAbilities has been more rewarding and fulfilling than we ever could have imagined. Together we...

“Buy Art. Sip Soul.” (An Alternatives Studio Project)

Contributed by Amanda Kim and Cindy Mateush Alternatives has entered into an exciting project with Pottery Works at Community Living Society (CLS) and Liz Etmanski, an independent artist from...

Redefining “Good Business”

On the evening of Wednesday, July 16th, around 25 individuals gathered at the Down Syndrome Research Foundation (DSRF) to hear about why hiring people with diverse abilities makes good...

Collaboration brings mixed-income families together

Collaboration brings mixed-income families together Clothes Encounters event creates connections, helps those in need Deron Hamel Through a collaborative effort called Clothes Encounters, posAbilities’ Aegis West Day Program and the New Westminster...

The most powerful way to start shaping the future

Discovering community living’s gifts and possibilities By Michelle Strutzenberger From co-housing to social enterprise, new ways to enrich the lives of people who have an intellectual disability are being actively explored...

We need new conversations inside and outside community living: Gord Tulloch

Q and A with posAbilities director of innovation By Michelle Strutzenberger Canada’s community living movement and developmental services sector have some tough questions to grapple with that go far beyond funding,...

Don’t Sweat It unearths new business at expo

Burnaby Board of Trade event increases exposure Natalie Hamilton Don’t Sweat It has uprooted new opportunities and Paul Colvin hopes they will blossom into additional business for posAbilities’ socially-responsible...

Can You Dig It! adds social enterprise element to funding model

Partners with West Coast Seeds, SoKap to raise funds, create ambassadors By Natalie Hamilton Alisha Mann is digging a new opportunity poised to generate funds and ambassadors for Can You Dig...

Camaraderie grows as Alternatives team gives back

Team’s contributions another way posAbilities is contributing to B.C.’s largest food redistribution agency By Michelle Strutzenberger Whether it’s sorting pennies or packaging food, a team from a posAbilities arts program has...

Site supervisor, employee list pluses of Don’t Sweat It

Approaching as business, reframed ideology key to social enterprise success: Gord Tulloch By Michelle Strutzenberger This weekend Edward will be making a first-ever for him trip to New York City,...

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